(Olympus M43 lens roadmap from November 2009) Click on picture to enlarge.
Now that the LX5 has been leaked we have to go back to our usual 43 and M43 rumors š
We are trying to filter the rumors we do receive and day by day we feel that we are getting closer to the final correct lens and camera roadmap. We learned that Olympus will announce a minimum of four new MicrFourThirds lenses at Photokina. We have been told that there should be two new primes and two new zooms. One of our source told us the 50mm and the 70-300mm would come at Photokina (but we still have to confirm the rumor with a second source). The Olympus roadmap itself shows also the 12mm(?) wide angle lens and the 8mm(?) fisheye (Panasonic just announced the 8mm f/3.5 ED Fisheye Lens
Reminder: We are almost certain that Panasonic is working on very fast new primes (faster than f/1.4). The first prime is expected to be on market by end 2010 early 2011.
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all looking good on the lens front then…
Any word on new lenses from Lieca or Panasonic for the AG-AF100 Pansonic’s forthcoming micro four thirds camcorder?
I hope they are 12mm and 50mm pancakes! That would be perfect.
For me…i want a fast prime lens with <F1.8 and <16mm.
They better release a 50! And soon. NEX is looking pretty good if all you need is a kit lens, and I’m finding this size compact (m43 or NEX) doesn’t do telephoto real well. M43 could do a better portrait prime than NEX. That is, much smaller. And if it’s a macro too, like their 50/2.0, they could really show up panny like with the wide angle lens.
Oly, don’t wait too long on that 50!
@admin
On a scale from 1-10. How certain are you about the fast Panasonic primes? š
My bet? 8. But this just because I trust the source. I just learned that good sources can receive wrong informations. So we will have to wait.
My wish list:
– 14/2.0
– 50/1.2 OIS
For me, a fast 10mm or 11mm prime would be the best possible outcome – 12mm in a pinch – but please not another bloody 14mm…
Looks like 3 planned primes to me…
What I don’t understand is why Panasonic and Olympus release almost identical lenses for MFT System. Please make one Fisheye and make sure it works on both brands’ bodies — no need for two! What I’d really like to see (and buy) is the Zuiko Digital ED 14-35/F2.0 redesigned for MFT.
@Wt21:
It cannot be both a macro and a portrait lens. Focal is not everything:
— a macro lens must be razor sharp but doesn’t need to be very bright because in macro, the depth of field is ridiculously small anyway. It also needs a very, very long focus travel of the focus ring to allow accurate focus at close distances. The trade-off is a slow AF because the motor cannot turn this fast.
— a portrait lens must be soft and as bright as possible to isolate just one eye at regular distances if necessary. It also needs a very fast AF to capture the attitude of the subject immediately.
So even if the focal of both is usually comparable (typically around eq.100 mm, i.e., 50 mm in mFT), the two designs are not compatible — and I definitely prefer a real macro AND a real portrait than a compromise in between which wouldn’t be very good in any.
Because (1) Leica already has a very good macro, (2) street photo is more than macro the target of mFT, and (3) there is no AF portrait lens available in the system, I hope Olympus will be wise enough to make a wonderful portrait lens and not a second macro lens (tired of useless doubles …).
Agree with RW. And fast primes are essential.
Hmm,
the 50mm Prime would probably a F5.6
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re Serge
“What I donāt understand is why Panasonic and Olympus release almost identical lenses for MFT System. Please make one Fisheye and make sure it works on both brandsā bodies ”
because it would be seen as collusion and against competition laws!
Wt21
I see people saying they are going to the NEX, yes the camera itself is good but have you read how bad it is to use!
It would REALLY annoy me.
Go to dpreview.
Very interested in the 50mm (hopefully pancake and f1.8 or larger). Would be an excellent combo with the Panny 20mm f1.7.
Serge wrote: “What Iād really like to see (and buy) is the Zuiko Digital ED 14-35/F2.0 redesigned for MFT.”
This would be a great walk-around lens as long as it’s not too big, but I suspect it’d be are the larger side unfortunately. š
Why all the speculation? The last Olympus road map came out last November & they have produced the 9-18 & 14-150 as planned & the other lenses on it are 70-300 zoom, 50mm macro, 8mm Fisheye & 12mm wide, but all planned for 2011. Maybe they will bring forward production, but why this “wish list” (from some) that isn’t going to be?
I don’t think there will be serious glass for MFT until a serious MFT body is produced (perhaps modular). In the mean time, another serious FT body (hopefully) will be seen later this year & it will take the (you got it) “serious glass”.